White Lightning: Episode 2 (Rising Storm) by Lexi Blake

Author:Lexi Blake [Blake, Lexi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Dee Davis, Lexi Blake, small town, Julie Kenner, Texas, Rising Storm, romance
Publisher: Evil Eye Concepts, Incorporated
Published: 2015-10-01T04:00:00+00:00

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Dakota woke up to the sound of chattering.

“Do you think she’ll get grounded?”

“Dude, she’s like twenty. She has her own place. I doubt Mrs. Alvarez can ground her.”

“I’m just surprised the sheriff didn’t put her in the drunk tank. That’s where she belongs.”

“Nah, my sister gets away with everything. That’s the way life is.” She knew exactly whose voice that was. Her sister. This had to be a nightmare.

Damn it. The night before rushed in. Jacob’s funeral, the wake, finding out her dad was gone. The bar, the liquor, him.

She sat straight up and realized she was in her old room at her parents’ house. Her home. That stupid apartment wasn’t home. It was lonely and bland. Of course, now this place was lonely, too. No one here loved her since Marcus and her dad had left. Her lack of welcome was emphasized by her sister’s current discussion.

“I don’t know what she was thinking, Lacey. Dakota rarely thinks about anyone but herself.” Mallory’s voice was accompanied by the clanging of pots and pans. She was likely making breakfast.

Dakota glanced at the clock. Nope. It was lunchtime. She ran a hand over her head, brushing back her hair. She was surprised her head wasn’t aching. Her stomach was fine, too.

Because Sebastian wouldn’t let you get sick. Because unlike the sheriff, he was actually looking out for you.

Was she really thinking about it? Was she thinking about having an affair with a married man?

“Well, I guess it shouldn’t really surprise anyone,” her sister’s best friend, Lacey Salt, said. “I know when my mom heard about it she just shook her head.”

How had everyone heard about it? She shouldn’t be surprised. Any one of the neighbors here could have seen the sheriff hauling her out of his car and dumping her on her mom’s doorstep. Her mom had probably talked about it over morning coffee. Within seconds the phone lines would have been buzzing with the news that poor Dakota Alvarez was in trouble again.

“She’s got a bad reputation,” came another voice. She was fairly certain that was Luis Moreno, her sister’s boyfriend. Oh, he was one to talk. His sister was pregnant and unmarried. At least Dakota had the sense to protect herself.

And how did she have a bad reputation?

“You know there was a rumor a couple of years back that she did the entire front line after they won regionals,” cracked another male voice.

Her stomach turned but not from a hangover. That was Jeffry Rush. Sebastian’s son. Again with the hypocrisy.

“Don’t bring that up. It’s not true,” Mallory said with a hard tone.

At least one person believed her. She’d been dating the quarterback and he’d been a complete jerk. She’d broken up with him that night and the next day he’d spread that horrible rumor about her. People still believed it. One more reason to get out of this damn town.

Daddy, where did you go? Why did you leave me?

“Sorry. We’re all mad at her right now,” Jeffry said.

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